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Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 29, 2019 41233 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 ∙ (586) 726-6911 ∙ Fax: (586) 685-1070 ∙ www.saintcyrils.church
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 29, 2019
41233 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 ∙ (586) 726-6911 ∙ Fax: (586) 685-1070 ∙ www.saintcyrils.church
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OMŠOVÝ PORIADOK September 28, Saturday – Sobota 9:00AM VP For the Holy Souls in Purgatory ❖For Mark Wilkins (B’Day) ❖For Dominic Bologna ❖For Julie & Porter Sanford & Family 5:30PM CA For Isabel Arkwright (B’Day) req. Family ❖For Mike Schefke (B’Day) ❖Fred & Shirley Ross ❖Arthur Orlowsky ❖Collie Sparling ❖Barbara Prizgint req. Zonca Family September 29, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Nedeľa
Am 6:1a, 44-7: 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31 (138) 7:30AM JN For the Intentions of All Parishioners 9:30AM CA For Anna Adams (B’Day) req. Parents ❖For Franz Nickel (B’Day) ❖For Margaret Hernalsteen (87th B’Day) req. Family ❖For the Dimoff Family ❖For the Dedvukaj Family ❖Ralph Weil req. James D. Weil ❖Helen Salvaggio 11:30AM LM (Slovak) For Max Kulha (B’Day) ❖For Janka Stewart (75th B’Day) req. Grandchildren ❖For Michal Hirjak (B’Day) ❖For the Vitale & Monsu Families ❖Emdad Thomas req. Cindy Zitny ❖Bernard Ivin req. Mary Jacko 1:30PM LM For the Holy Souls in Purgatory ❖For all Priests, Religious, Deacons & Seminarians ❖For Michael, Rhonda & Family ❖For Michele & Family ❖For Emma, Grant, Michael & Joshua ❖For Aunt Pat, Uncle Richard & Family 3:00PM *Parish Mission w/ Fr. Chris Alar 6:00PM PC (Latin) - Tridentine: Michael Fredal req. Family 8:30PM PC For Angie Smith & Baby Gabriel ❖For Mary Jamieson ❖John McIntyre ❖Cynthia Megge ❖Paul & Geri Buss ❖Zygmunt Linowski September 30, Monday – Pondelok 6:00AM VP For the Skrobola Family 9:00AM CA For Abraham & Nehdel Aziz ❖For Sarmad, Fadi, Raghad & Samir ❖For Will Coleman ❖For Lee Burns 12:00PM LM,d For Brianna Manica (B’Day) ❖For Norman & Julie Tomajko (70th Wed. Ann.) ❖For Jason Czach ❖Mary Manning 6:30PM *Parish Mission w/ Fr. Chris Alar October 1, Tuesday – Utorok 6:00AM LM For the Holy Souls in Purgatory ❖For Vicki Babbie (B ‘Day) ❖For Kaitlyn Spriet (B’Day) ❖For Michael & Vickie Rolling 9:00AM CA For Sophia & Family 12:00PM VP For Vicki Babbie (B’Day) 6:30PM *Parish Mission w/ Fr. Chris Alar October 2, Wednesday – Streda 6:00AM VP For Michael Nelson (B’Day)
9:00AM JN (Latin) For the Holy Souls in Purgatory ❖For Prudence Lantzy ❖For Maria Laconi ❖For Katarzyna Purzycki req. Parents 12:00PM LM For the Holy Souls in Purgatory ❖For Emma, Grant, Michael & Joshua ❖For Brad DeCook (27th B’Day) ❖Joe Basirico October 3, Thursday – Štvrtok 6:00AM LM For Paul & Julie Varchetti & Family 9:00AM JN For Christine O’Reilly req. Tisch Family ❖For Von & Robyn Acker ❖For Nadia Kruse req. Grandma ❖For Laureano & Gertrude Atienza 12:00PM VP For Roman req. Grandma & Papa ❖For Chuck & Pat Jax req. Stefani Family ❖Michael Martin ❖Julian Baranowski req. Jaynes Family 7:00PM VP For Ed & Sue Debczak ❖For Maria Laconi ❖For Kola Peter Gojcaj ❖For Victor Gjonaj October 4, First Friday – Piatok 6:00AM LM In Thanksgiving 9:00AM JN For Frank & Shatha Hirmiz & Family ❖For Gisela & Albert Tisch (50th Wed. Ann.) ❖Cynthia Yanik req. Family ❖For the Kanona Family 12:00PM ML For the Rosary Makers & their Families ❖For Elise Antoinette Allard (B’Day) ❖For Jack Glantz ❖Joe Basirico 7:00PM VP *Healing Mass: For the Holy Souls in Purgatory ❖Fran Sadowski ❖John E. Bazger ❖Mary Manning & Family October 5, First Saturday – Sobota 9:00AM JN For the Members of the Rosary Society 11:00AM *Baptism: Noah Christopher Kehrig 5:30PM LM For Patrick Fayad (B’Day) ❖For Flor Perez (B’Day) ❖For Kola Peter Gojcaj ❖For Maria Laconi ❖Arthur Orlowsky ❖Barbara Prizgint req. Prizgint Family October 6, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Nedeľa
Hb 1:2-3, 2:2-4; 2 1:6-8, 13-14; Lk 17:5-10 (141) 7:30AM LM For President Donald Trump ❖For Mark Varchetti ❖For the Simovski Family ❖For the Gammo & Gill Families ❖Charles Lesko ❖Carl & Julia Diehl req. Daughter 9:30AM LM For Timothy Zabawa ❖For Meghan Langlois ❖For William Arkwright (B’Day) ❖For Anne Vrazo (B’Day) ❖Anna Sutherland ❖Gary Gasparski 11:30AM JN (Slovak) For Fr. Libor ❖Chester Bator req. Friends ❖Thomas Langlois req. Deguzman Family ❖Juraj Haverl ❖Emdad Thomos req. Cindy Zitny ❖Bernard Ivin req. Scott & Geri Medawar 1:30PM JN In Thanksgiving req. Cindy Zitny ❖For Marco Soave ❖For Daniel Wilkins (B’Day) ❖For the Deceased Members of the Polakowski Fam. ❖Cecilia Barracco ❖Charlene Marie Hagg 6:00PM PC (Latin) - Tridentine: For the Intentions of All Parishioners 8:30PM VP For Monir & Alia Korkis & Family ❖For Tim & Victoria Roddy & Family ❖Wilma Leonard req. Cindy Zitny ❖Jason Phillips req. Cindy Zitny ❖Paul & Geri Buss ❖Zygmunt Linowski
Mass Celebrant Legend: Fr. Libor Marek — LM, Fr. Juraj Nuota — JN, Fr. Paul Czarnota — PC
Fr. Michael Lenz, OFM — ML, Fr. Chris Alar — CA Visiting Priest — VP, Deacon Preaching — d
Jesus Christ, The High Priest
Fr. Libor Marek, Pastor • [email protected] Fr. Juraj Nuota, Associate Pastor • [email protected]
Fr. Paul Czarnota, Priest in Residence • [email protected] Deacon Phil McCown • [email protected]
Deacon Gerald Smigell • [email protected] Parish Office • [email protected]
September 29, 2019 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Harvest Dinner Dance Saturday, October 12
6:00PM The Junior Sarisan Slovak Folk Ensemble invites you to a Harvest Dinner Dance on Saturday, October 12, starting at 6:00PM in the Father Mikuš Hall.
The evening features a delicious homemade Slovak Dinner: Breaded Pork Tenderloin (rezeň), Baked Chicken (kurča),
Stuffed Cabbage (holúbky), potatoes, green beans, salad, rolls, butter, and pastries with coffee.
Ticket Prices: Adults: $25
Children 17 years & under: $15 Children 4 years and under: FREE
Get your tickets today to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Junior Sarisan Slovak Folk Ensemble at the Harvest Dinner Dance.
To Purchase Tickets: Daniela Grisak, (586) 795-4246
Greg Wolf, (248) 321-6845 Parish Office, (586) 726-6911
Annual Salad Luncheon TICKETS AVAILABLE
Sunday, October 20, 3:00 - 6:00PM The popular Salad Luncheon tickets are now available. The Salad Luncheon is a fun-filled annual event organized by the Rosary Society and is open to all ladies 16 years and older. The Luncheon takes place on Sunday, October 20, from 3:00PM—6:00PM in the Fr. Mikuš Hall. It is a great afternoon of fun socializing with family and friends, eating a variety of salads and participating in raffles for spectacular Showcase Baskets, afghans, a 50/50 cash prize and our Grand Prize of a beautiful hand-made quilt! This year we were blessed with a donation of MANY handmade quilts … more fun for everyone!
Admission Tickets are available in the Parish Office: $10 each or $80 for table of eight.
Raffle Tickets are also now available in the Parish Office: $1 each or 6 tickets for $5.
Questions regarding the Salad Luncheon, please contact: Karen Bove, (248) 709-9055, [email protected] or
Parish Office, (586) 726-6911
TOPICS:
Divine Mercy & the Mass
A Walk Through of the Mass
Explaining All Things You May Not Know!
The Power of Prayer!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Sunday, September 29 - 3:00PM
Monday, September 30 - 6:30PM
Tuesday, October 1 - 6:30PM
FREE-WILL OFFERING
More Information: www.thedivinemercy.
org/events
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Life Teen High School Ministry All high school teens (age 14 by December 1, 2018) are welcome to Life Teen. These are dynamic youth gatherings including snacks, games, small group discussions, and opportunities for teens to learn more about the Catholic faith with their peers. Nights are run by the adult volunteer Cor(inthian) Team, a group of Catholics who want to support teens in their faith journey. Some of the topics we’ll cover this semester include not living in the shadow of your mistakes, understanding penance, deepening quality friendships, discernment, and finding your vocation.
“No Regular Life Night on Monday, September 30 Attend the Parish Mission w/Fr. Chris Alar (See Page 3)
We will be OFF Monday, October 7th for a Cor Team meeting, but join us the following week for a Night on how to avoid Catholic guilt.
If you have any questions or to be added to the mailing list: Alexandria Lewis, (586) 641-7672 or [email protected]
EDGE Middle School Ministry ∙ Thursday, October 3 All middle school teens (6th, 7th and 8th grade) are welcome to our EDGE Nights.
“Happy Birthday World!” A Night on how to become a Self-Gift to Others
Thursday, October 3 ∙ 7:00PM – 8:45PM ∙ Parish Hall We are OFF Thursday, October 10, for a Cor Team meeting, but join us again the follow week for a Night on avoiding envy. New teens who would like to attend can register at the EDGE Night.
If you have any questions or to be added to the mailing list: Alexandria Lewis, (586) 641-7672 at [email protected]
Kingdom of Happiness Study Program The third session in “The Kingdom of Happiness” DVD series with Father Jeffrey Kirby spoke about being meek. Our Lord showed many extremes of meekness, from forcefully casting out the money changers in the Temple, to showing tender compassion to sinners, to walking silently toward His cross and showing no hatred to His persecutors. Even when His actions might have seemed inconsistent, they were actually perfectly consistent, as they were all seeped in His meekness. Meekness is a disposition of the soul that allows us to know and accept our place before God and neighbor so that we can act justly according to each situation. More often than not, meekness calls us to be gentle in a world that is so often hostile, but it also implores us to stand up for what is right and display a quiet strength that never backs down. Feel free to attend the next “Kingdom of Happiness” class on either Monday, September 30, at 6:30PM, or Tuesday, October 1, at 10:00AM. The beatitude that will be discussed is “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matt 5:6)
Questions: Mary (248) 459-8965 or Marge (586) 822-7902 Motown Soup Sale Fundraiser Hosted by Trail Life USA
September 28, 29 & October 5, 6 Please help the youth of our Troop raise funds for their Christ-Centered, outdoor programs! Summer is almost officially over and the weather will start to get cooler. Take the chill out with delicious soups from Motown Soup. We will also be selling chili, dips, and cookie mixes. Soup packets and treats will be sold before and after all Holy Masses this weekend and next weekend. Please come to the Gallery if you are interested in these affordable and delicious items as a way to help our young men and boys in Trail Life USA.
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Pro-Life News 40 Days for Life ∙ September 25 - November 3
The 40 Days for Life prayer campaign runs daily from September 25 until November 3, and there are multiple opportunities to pray and witness outside the Northland Family Planning Clinic. Please bring your family, friends and ministry teams and join us - it does make a difference!
Northland Family Prayer News October 5 and Mondays
1) Monday prayer begins on September 30 and continues each Monday of October from 10:00AM until 12 noon. 2) The 1st Saturday event takes place on Saturday, October 5, from 11:30AM to 12:30PM. 3) Our parish prayer day is on Monday, October 14 from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. The clinic is located at 3810 17 Mile (just west of Ryan Road). Please park in a nearby shopping center lot.
Questions, please contact: Anne Marie, (586) 873-2004 For additional details on the 40 Days for Life prayer campaign,
please contact: Paul at (586) 242-1178 or visit https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/sterling-heights/
32nd Annual Life Chain Sunday, October 6
It is that time of year again, where Ss. Cyril & Methodius hosts the annual Life Chain event with the support of Right to Life-LIFESPAN. Every year, people all over the nation gather together on the first Sunday of October at about the same time to peacefully protest against abortion. Wherever people drive by, we aim to be there on the grass with our signs, praying, singing, and witnessing so that their hearts may be turned to the truth. So please come with your whole family, with your friends, or even by yourself. Be a witness that human life is a gift, a reminder that adoption is an option, and a beacon of hope for a holier generation. The LIFE CHAIN takes place on Sunday, October 6, from 2:30PM-4:00PM on 18 Mile and Ryan, on the front lawn of Ss. Cyril & Methodius Church. Approved LIFE CHAIN signs will be provided by LIFESPAN for you to use. When you arrive and park, you can get signs from volunteers who are giving them out. We hope you’ll come and join us and the rest of the nation!
God bless you all! Maria Vitale & Lynn Gura, L.I.F.E. Ministry Trail Life Participates in Life Chain & Holy Mass
Sunday, October 6 Begin with Holy Mass 1:30 to 2:30PM
Followed by Life Chain 2:30PM to 4:00PM Signage will be Available—See Above Article for Details
Trailmen and Parents: Arrive no later than 1:15 PM to insure seating all together as a Troop. Uniform is Class A.
For more information, please contact: Lynn Gura, (248) 816-1546 or Tom D’Alio, (586) 925-1451
Rosary Society Meeting ∙ Saturday, October 5 Our next Rosary Society Meeting will take place next Saturday, October 5, after the 9:00AM. Holy Mass and Rosary. All are welcome if you are 18 years-old or older. Please join us for snacks, good friendship and planning of exciting projects, like the Salad Luncheon that is coming up on October 20. Read Page 3 for details!
St. Cyril’s Book Club ∙ October 10 Come join us as we embark on a spiritual journey. For many years now the St. Cyril’s Book Club has been active in selecting books to read which help us to, as the Archbishop’s Pastoral Letter, says to “Unleash the Gospel … encounter Jesus anew, grow daily as His disciples, and give witness to His mercy. “ For October our Book Club will discuss the inspiring book, “We Are the Lord’s“ by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, STD. We will meet to discuss this book on Thursday, October 10, at 7:00PM in Room 115. The book can be purchased or ordered at Faith@Work (248)-250-9216 or ordered online. Hope to see many of you, new and old members, there.
Monthly Bilingual Rosary ∙ October 11 In honor, appreciation and service to our Lord Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother, we welcome all parishioners and guests to pray one Rosary in two languages-Slovak and English. Prayer intentions for these Rosaries will focus on our parish and respective countries. We also ask that you send us special prayer requests which will be lifted up during each Rosary. Prayer requests may be sent either by emailing [email protected] or calling or texting (586) 413-4050. We will pray this centennial Rosary in the Church at 7:00PM on the following days this year: October 11, November 8 and December 13. As an additional treat, we will have a social after each Monthly Bilingual Rosary in the Slovak Heritage room. Bring a snack to share if you wish. The special parish Centennial Rosaries will be available for sale at the conclusion of each Monthly Bilingual Rosary.
Organized by: Maria Lamerova and Cindy & Dennis Zitny
REGULAR ADORATION HOURS:
Sunday, 10:00PM - Saturday, 9:00AM
WE ARE ESPECIALLY IN NEED OF ADORERS ON: Monday Mornings: 12-1AM, 2-3AM & 3-4AM AND Wednesday Mornings: 1-2AM & 2-3AM
If you can commit to one hour or have questions, please contact: Jenn Dopke: [email protected] or 586-530-3674
Classical Music Benefit Concert Saturday, October 5
Next Saturday, October 5, at 7:00PM in the Fr. Mikus Hall, there will be a Classi-cal Music Benefit Concert to benefit Ho-ly Family Parish, our Sister Parish in Tanzania, featuring:
Alexandra Schultheis, soprano, and Ann Konopinski, flute.
Suggested minimum admission fee: $5 per individual, $10 per family.
For more information, please visit: www.livemusicperformances.com
and/or call: Michael Semaan, (248) 250-6005
Alexandra Schultheis
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CATHECHISM CORNER/SCHEDULE ∙ Wednesday, October 2 With that first two Wednesdays behind us, we would like to thank everyone for their help and patience getting through the mass confusion and congestion that seems to always occur the first week of class. Please pray that the children of the program continue to strive to be saints by working hard to know, love, and serve God in this world and the next. Please keep the teachers and volunteers in your prayers as well. We would like to thank the volunteers from the Knights of Columbus, who are acting as Guardian
Angels and generously giving of their time watching over the students and their families as they go to and from their cars. Please follow their instructions as they are looking out for the safety of all of our children!!! Parents – Please watch your speed in and around the church parking lots. We have many students and at any time one could dart in front of your vehicle. Although we have many eyes watching, you know how fast something can change. Please maintain a speed limit below 5 MPH. Do your part to see that your child does not wander from you. Students should remain on sidewalks while waiting to be picked up and should use the crosswalk on the north east corner to the church grounds when traveling to and from the Activity Center. Please keep in mind that our Security Team (at all doors) is there to see that all children are safe. Please stop and remember that they are not volunteering their time to cause you inconvenience BUT to see that all children are safe during class time. Spread the word that the Catechism Program has classes for children with Special Needs. This class and only this class, does not require families to be parishioners and is free of charge.
Schedule: Wednesday, October 2, 6:15PM: Class for All (Benediction for grades 5-8)
Wednesday, October 9, 6:15PM: Class for All (Benediction for grades K-4) Wednesday, October 16, 6:15PM: Class for All (Benediction for grades 5-8)
SUNDAY, October 20: (Salad Luncheon Service Project 8th grade) Wednesday, October 23: Class for All (Benediction for grades K-4)
Thank you! If you have any questions, please contact DREs: Carroll & Paul Schuller, (586) 726-6911, ext. 112, or [email protected]
Carroll
PAUL
Special Holy Hour ∙ October 12 A special Holy Hour and presentation in honor of the 102nd Anniversary of the miracle of the Sun at Fatima, October 13, 1917, and in reparation for the offenses, blasphemies and sacrileges committed against Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament, against His Holy Mother Mary and in particular this month for the crimes committed against marriage and the family, for which Sr. Lucia of Fatima warned us would be satan’s final battle will be prayed on Saturday, October 12, beginning at 12:30PM in the church.
All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner ∙ October 20 The St. Nicholas Knights of Columbus Council 7011 invites you to an “All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner” on October 20 at St, Rene Goupil Parish, 35955 Ryan Road (between 15 & 16 Mile Roads). Dinner is served anytime between 4:00PM—7:30PM. The meal is $10 per person and includes spaghetti, dinner salad, galic bread and drinks (sauce is with or without meat). Your support goes to the Congo Hospital Bed Fund. Questions and Tickets, contact: Joseph White, (586) 556-2122. Tickets can also be purchased at Ss. Cyril & Methodius Parish Office.
CSA ∙ Only $5,268 from Our Goal GOAL: $ 192,212
PLEDGED TO-DATE: $ 186,932 SHORTFALL: $ 5,268
If you have not contributed toward the CSA, please consider doing so to help us reach our goal! Even if you are only able to contribute a small amount, every bit is appreciated and helps! Thank you!
March for Life ∙ Movement in Motion Youth Bus Trip Registration has begun for Right to Life – LIFESPAN’s “Movement in Motion” Youth Bus Trip to Washington, DC for the 47th annual March for Life in January, 2020! The bus for Ss. Cyril and Methodius fills up quickly, so getting registered ASAP is important. If the first bus gets filled up then we will also have some of our group on another bus doing the exact same itinerary. All who want to join LIFESPAN on the trip are invited. For more information, please email: [email protected]. God bless you all! Lynn Gura, Ss. Cyril & Methodius L.I.F.E. Ministry
Couple In Need of Temporary Foster Care Franciszek and Stefania Marcinowski have recently come under the legal guardianship of Guardian Care, Inc., and they are reaching out to our community to help the couple get back on their feet. The Marcinowski’s are an elderly Polish couple (83 and 81 respectively) and after a difficult last couple of years of trials and tribulations, they are facing the real possibility of being homeless by the end of September! Guardian Care is reaching out to us in the hopes that there may be a family who is willing to be a foster family who would be able to provide temporary housing until more permanent housing is found. The couple requests to remain together; they help each other get dressed and showered; both ambulate with walkers. The Marcinowski’s are originally from Poland but have been U.S. Citizens for the last 40 years. Several months ago, their son, the last of their children, became very ill back in Poland and they made the trip back to stay with him until sadly, he passed away. They are American citizens who decided to return home to America following their son’s final days. Upon arriving at the airport, TSA denied them re-entry to America and put them back on a return plane back to Poland. When they finally returned to America, they found their apartment had been rented to someone else and their income source (Social Security) was put into suspense. They went to live in a Motel 6 and stayed until they had spent every last penny to their name. Guardian Care is in the process of working with Social Security to have their benefits reinstated and anticipate that their first SS benefit will be paid in November or December. Until then, they have no money for food and housing. A Go Fund Me page has been established on their behalf: https://www.gofundme.com/f/marcinowski039s-helping-hands All help is appreciated. If you have any questions about the Marcinowski’s or would like to provide foster care, please contact Maria Stults, 248-691-1000, ext. 106.
God bless you for your prayers and consideration.
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